10 reasons why you should jailbreak your iPhone
I still come accross iPhone users that don’t consider jailbreaking their iPhone because “they can find all the apps they need in the AppStore” or “jailbreaking could break my iPhone”.
The truth is that Jailbreaking has become a very simple process thanks to application like QuickPwn (available for Mac & Windows). Once you do it, your iPhone becomes a much more powerful and customizable device than what AppStore applications offer.
Here are 10 good reasons, meaning applications that can only be found on Cydia (the “AppStore”/installer for jailbroken devices):
- QuickGold – the quickest way to call or email someone and launch applications. Much like Quicksilver for Mac OS.
- BossPrefs – the quickest way to change settings such as Wifi, Bluetooth, Brightness and others.
- Copy & Paste – Clippy or the hClipboard (more powerful than Clippy but not suitable for users with more than one keyboard)
- Snapture – full featured advanced camera
- Cycorder – video recorder with real-time compression
- MxTube – download YouTube videos
- Backgrounder – keep applications running in the background while using others (very useful for IM or a Twitter app like TwitterFon)
- iCallBR – delete individual entries from the recent calls history
- OpenSSH – access the file system so you could get videos off the device after downloading them using MxTube or recording using Cycorder
- HebDev – full Hebrew support for the iPhone and iPod Touch, free of charge.
These were only ten and I am sure there are many others that are listed under the different sections within Cydia. Feel free to leave recommendations for apps in the comments section.
